Uni look to fight back after rout

UNIVERSITY coach Shane Jurgens jokes the only way is up as they look to bounce back from a huge loss in their last meeting with Thuringowa at Castle Hill PCYC this afternoon.

The second- placed Bulldogs hammered third- placed University by 112 points five weeks ago, but Jurgens is confident it won’t be long before the gap is reduced.

“You go through these cycles. We’ve worked very hard on juniors over the last 10 years so that will start to come to fruition,” Jurgens said.

“We’re a sport that’s a minority compared to rugby league and soccer in north Queensland, but there’s a lot of young kids who want to play the game.

“The ( Hermit Park) Tigers beat them ( Thuringowa) last week, but I don’t read too much into that.

“They’ve got a great depth of young guys coming through the club. I do see them as the yardstick and we have to be on top of our game.”

In today’s other clash, ladder leaders Hermit Park will be expecting to improve their record to nine wins from 10 games against Northern Beaches Suns.

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